Dispensing apparatus.



Patented July 11, 1916.

ARTHUR 6., KNUZDTSON, OF NEW ENGLAND, NORTH DAKOTA.-

DISEENSING- APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented July it, mic.

Application filed December 8, 1915. Serial No. 65,779.

- To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ARTHuR C. KNUDTSON residing at New England, in the county of IIettinger and State of North Dakota, have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in dispensing apparatus such as is commonly used for dispensing gasolene, oil and the like at the roadside. Apparatus for this purpose usually comprise an underground reservoir and a pumping mechanism inclosed in weather proof housing alongside the roadway. The housing comprises essentially a supporting standard having a shelterless yoke frame mounted upon it, the frame being open at both sides and provided with a hinged door to inclose themechanism that is located within the frame, In other words the apparatus comprises essentially a supporting member from which there "is upwardly extended a narrow shelterless yoke, on opposite sides of which yoke there are provided outwardly curved doors which are hingedly mounted on the yoke at one side thereof and are adapted, when closed, to cover, inclose and protect parts of the apparatus that project rearwardly beyond the yoke, there also being means provided for locking both doors to the yoke, when closed, As commonly constructed. these machines (known to the trade as the Bowser machines) include a base at the bottom of the shelterless frame which forms the bottom closure for the doors, the base on the outside having a U notch or slot in which the dispensing hose is set to support the same from the discharge nozzle, the hose having its entrant end se-' "Bowser apparatus, I'have found from practical experience that the notch in the base plate which is designed to hold the hose (this notch does not appear to be shown in the patent above referred to, although it is provided in the apparatus on the market) is inadequate and the hose frequently drops out, falling upon the ground and accumulating (31113; and grit-which, of course, is a very ob ectionable'matter. In order to overcome this objection I have provided the door on the outsidev or dispensing side of the machine with a resilient hose holder that is designed to receive the hose adjacent to the nozzle and hold it firmly to the door in such, position with relation to the notch in the base that when the door is being closed the hose wlll enter the notch provided for it and allow the door to be shut and looked, as

vention includes-those novel features of con- 7 struction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described, then be specifically pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a Bowser dispensing apparatus as now in common; use showing my'improvement on the door, the hose, however, being shown in full lines disposed in the position in the base notch in the manner heretofore common practice and in dotted lines disposed in the door carried holder. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section showing the door closed. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the hose holder per 86.

In the drawing, in which like numeralsindicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 is the base or standard on which the shelterless frame 2 is supported, the heme 2 carrying the pumping mechanism of the usual type, the latter being protected by the outwardly rounded doors 3 and 4 which are hinged to the frame at the same side so as to be susceptible of being opened up as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

5 is the discharge pipe which extends upwardly through the frame 2 and a notch cut in the door 4 in the usual way and to which the entrant end of the flexible hose 6 is secured The discharge end of the flemT- ble hose 6 carries the usual nozzle 7 and,in

the nozzle endof the hose may be hooked to support it. As heretofore stated this construction has not been found very satisfactory in practice and in order thata means for positively holding the hose may be provided, I provide my invention which consists of a hose holder 10 that is composed of a wire member consisting of the legs 11-11 terminating in 'eyes 12 through which securing bolts 13 are passed to fasten the holder to the front door 4. The holder also comprisesthe'body member which is formed by the loop 14, the wire being bent back to form entrant loops 15 and then rearwardly as at 16 and downwardly at an angle-of about 45 more or less to form the legs 11, it being understood that the space 17 within the loop 14 is designed to receive the hose and the same is of such diameter as to fit the hose neatly but without clamping it and in order to hold the hose from being displaced the entrance 18 is somewhat restricted by the loops 15. As the holder is made of resilient material the hosecan be passed through the restricted entrance 18,

the loops 15 yielding to separate suificiently to permit this action without undue wear on the hose nozzle.

rom the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it isthought the complete construction, operation and advantages of my inventionwill be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

What claim is:

In combination with a'dispensing apparatus of the class described which includes a shelterless yoke, an outwardly rounded door hinged thereto, a base having a hose receiving notch, an upwardly projecting discharge pipe and a flexible hose secured at one .end to said discharge pipe outside of the inclosure, of a hose holder secured on the inside of the door and having a' restricted entrance to receive the hose and support it from the door, said hose holder being so located with respect to'the base notch as to lie'with its 'hose receiving portion directly above the base notch when the door is closed, whereby to locate the pendent portion of the hose in the base notch, substantially as shownand described.

ARTHUR O. KNUDTSON. 

